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Conflux Cornucopia Cerebellum Cocktail Hour Episode #023: Phoenix Rising; A Reflection on the New Year

January 8, 4pm

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Hello fellow Alchemists and Confluxians. Happy New Year! Yes, each new year brings with it the promise of renewal that is only matched by spring training baseball in a warm climate, but that is subject for another day.
A couple announcements to get to before we get into the meat of this week’s shows. I have a new Facebook identity as The Alchemist. There is also a new group Friends of the Alchemist where I am posting the activities of this show and encouraging open discussion of what you, the listening audience, want more of out my weekly expose. So, please, don’t be shy, drop a dime if you’re old enough to remember what that means, or text me bro if not.
I also have an Instagram page @ riseofalchemist. I’m not a person who enjoys social media for it’s own sake, but I do recognize the need to be present on the medium when promoting a show and gathering listeners. So, if you do use that format, please follow me.
During the last week of the year, we did a couple of shows co-sponsoring Flipper @ Bottom of the Hill in SF. These shows were a very important in that they bolstered our relationship with Bottom of the Hill, and as a result will continue to co-sponsor shows at this classic SF concert venue.
On Friday, January 21st Hellbilly rockers, The Supersuckers will be performing with Scott H. Biram and HeWhoCannotBeNamed. DJ Ace from Ace’s Space (Saturdays from 4-6pm) and DJ Malderor from Malderor’s Curated Catastrophe (Sunday’s from 2-4pm) will be manning our table and representing Radio Valencia and selling our T-Shirts.
On Friday, January 28th The Blasters will be performing with opening acts Thee Merry Widows and Sid Presley. DJ’s Skeevy and Johnny from the Skeevy Side Show (Wednesday’s from 8-10pm) will be manning our table. I want thank the again for guest hosting my show last week while I was out. At some point in the near future, I will be repaying that by taking over the Skeevy Side Show and doing a four hour set of my own…..TBD…..but in the meantime, put this on your calendar for a busy weekend to hit up a couple shows, because the very next day….
On Saturday, January 29th, Dr. Madd Vibe & the Missing Links (Angelo Moore of Fishbone) with local guitar legend Eric McFadden and special guest Dizzy Twin will be running amok at Bottom of the Hill. I will be there along DJ Uncle Ray from Uncle Ray’s Psychedelic Soul (Monday’s from 2-4pm) will be repping Radio Valencia. Also, and any of these shows, John Hell, who has arranged all of these events with Bottom the Hill, and hosts two shows on Mondays (John Hell’s Bootleg Bonanza from 6-8pm and Hell’s Kitchen from 8-12pm) could pop up at any or all of these events. Thank you, John Hell, again for all that you do to keep this station going.
Now, back to this week’s show. I began thinking of the content for this week’s show I started reflecting on the nature of New Year’s Day and what I am thinking about as I begin my new year. I had the image of a Phoenix Rising from the Ashes. A chance to let die the old self and the previous year to be reborn as imagined and be refreshed by the New Year. This doesn’t literally happen, but in some ways our intents do forge a portion of ourselves that drives our action and permeates our attitude. For me, I decided that I am focusing on Love this year. Loving those close to me more deeply, loving myself as I so often don’t and being open and loving even to those who I cannot see eye to eye with. So that is what a great deal of this week’s show entails….and now…without further ado….the setlist.

1. Interlude (0:38) by Muse from Absolution (2003)
2. Breaking Alchemy (0:12)
3. New Year’s Prayer (4:41) by Jeff Buckley from Sketches for my Sweetheart the Drunk (1998)
4. One Rainy Wish (3:44) by The Jimi Hendrix Experience from Axis: Bold as Love (1967)
5. MIC BREAK: Horizons (1:41) by Genesis from Foxtrot (1972)
6. Glory (3:19) by Jamie N. Commons from Glory (2016)
7. Underdog (3:58) by Sly and the Family Stone from A Whole New Thing (1970)
8. Found God in a Tomato (8:54) by the Psychedelic Porn Crumpets from High Visceral Pt. 1 (2016)
9. MIC BREAK: Tenor Credenza (1:46) by Chick Corea from Time Warp (1995)
10. Dream State (4:22) by the Broun Fellinis from Aphrokubist Improvisations Vol. 9 (1995)
11. Whatcha Gonna Bring (5:07) by The Motet from Death or Devotion (2018)
12. Revolutionary Love (7:10) by Ani DiFranco from Revolutionary Love (2021)
13. MIC BREAK: Yellow Theme (1:45) by Baroness from Yellow & Green (2012)
14. I Call It Love (5:17) by Concrete Blonde from Mexican Moon (1993)
15. This is What I Believe In (3:29) by Adrian Belew from Inner Revolution (1992)
16. Love Is For Me (3:55) by The Meters from Rejuvenation (1974)
17. MIC BREAK: The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony (1:41) by Phish from Lawn Boy (1989)
18. Everlasting Light (3:24) by the Black Keys from Brothers (2010)
19. Shine It All Around (4:03) by Robert Plant and the Strange Sensation from Might ReArranger (2005)
20. Perfect World (3:52) by Blackfield from Blackfield I (2005)
21. MIC BREAK: Contingent Part 1, The Campaign (1:42) by Pyramaze from Contingent (2017)
22. A Place in the Sun (6:11) by Blind Ego from Liquid (2016)
23. Rewind (7:07) by Leprous from The Congregation (2015)
24. Box in My Head (3:45) by Blue Oyster Cult from The Symbol Remains (2020)
25. MIC BREAK: Barbarossa (1:36) by Lamb of God from Resolution
26. It Matters (1:39) by fIREHOSE from Ragin, Full On (1986)
27. Optimistic (5:16) by Radiohead from Kid A (2000)
28. Higher Ground (5:57) by Stevie Wonder from Innervisions (1973)
29. One Love/People Get Ready (2:59) by Bob Marley & The Wailers from Exodus (1977)
30. Wish Them Well (5:25) by Rush from Clockwork Angels (2012)
31. CLOSING REMARKS: Hope (2:02) by Rush from Snakes and Arrows (2007)
32. Breaking Alchemy (0:12)
33. New Year’s Day (5:35) by U2 from War (1983)

Conflux Cornucopia Cerebellum Cocktail Hour: Ep#014: Halloween Cocktail Party Part 1

October 17, 1pm

Hello fellow Alchemists and Confluxians. It’s that Halloween season and I have some fun for you. 3 shows that capture that Halloween Spirit. Parts one and two are a Party….got some fun songs, some spooky songs, some movie scenes and guest appearances from Elvira and Wolfman Jack.
https://www.radiovalencia.fm/podcasts/?episode=36022
Here’s the set list.

1. OPENING MIC: Them! Main Title (1:01) by Bronislau Kaper from Monstrous Movie Music (1996) Classical
2. Psycho Goreman live Forever (0:23) Movie Quote from Psycho Goreman featuring Matthew Ninaber (2020)
3. No One Live Forever (4:15) by Oingo Boingo from Dead Man’s Party (1985) Alternate Rock
4. The Tell Tale Heart (4:39) by The Allan Parsons Project from Tales of Mystery and Imagination-Edgar Alan Poe (1976) Rock
5. MIC BREAK: Them! Ant Hole #2, End of the Monsters (1:25) by Bronislau Kaper from Monstrous Movie Music (1996) Classical
6. Boris the Spider (2:37) by The Claypool Lennon Delirium from Lime and Limpid Green (2017) Psychedelic Rock
7. The Green Slime (2:28) by The Exotic Ones from The Green Slime (2018) Psychedelic Rock
8. Lucifer Sam (3:07) by Pink Floyd from The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967) Psychedelic Rock
9. Where Wolf/There Wolf (0:25) from the Movie Young Frankenstein with Gene Wilder, Marty Feldman and Terri Garr (1974)
10. The Siege and Investiture of Baron von Frankenstein’s Castle at Weisseria (6:45) by Blue Öyster Cult from Imaginos (1988) Rock
11. MIC BREAK: “Tarantula”: Radioactive Research (1:06) by Masatoshi Mitsumoto; Radio Symphony Orchestra Of Cracow from More Monstrous Movie Music (1996) Classical
12. Halloween (3:42) by Siouxsie and the Banshees from Juju (1981) Post Punk/Goth Rock
13. Bela Lugosi’s Dead (2:34) by Dead Cross from Dead Cross (2017) Goth Metal
14. Good Ash/Bad Ash (1:22) from the movie Army of Darkness featuring Bruce Campbell. (1992)
15. Poisoned Stones (3:55) by Oh Sees from Face Stabber (2019) Garage Psyche
16. Intruder (4:55) by Peter Gabriel from Peter Gabriel 3: Melt (1980) Rock
17. Elvira Therapy Session (1:42) Elvira Show Promo
18. Bad Girl Feels Good (0:31) from Army of Darkness featuring Bruce Campbell and Embeth Davidtz (1992)
19. Holy Ghost (5:33) by Bent Knee from Land Animal (2017) Art Rock
20. The Little Man Who Wasn’t There (3:01) by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra from 30’s & 40’s Era Halloween Music, Vol. 2 (2011) (1934) Big Band
21. Ghost of Stephen Foster (3:32) by the Squirrel Nut Zippers from Perennial Favorites (1998) Swing Revival
22. MIC BREAK: It Came From Outer Space: Mysterious Desert (1:48) Irving Gertz from Mostrous Movie Music (1996) Classical
23. Black Sabbath (6:20) by Black Sabbath from Black Sabbath (1970) The Origin of Heavy Metal
24. PG for Short (1:40) from the movie Psycho Goreman featuring Nita-Josse Hanna, Owen Myre and Matthew Ninaber (2020)
25. Cosmic Monsters, Inc. (5:14) by White Zombie from La Sexorcisto: Devil Music, Vol. 1 (1992) Metal
26. MIC BREAK: Stalking the Creature (1:59) by Henri Mancini from Themes of Classic Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films (1956) Classical
27. Killer Klowns (4:36) by the Dickies from Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988) Rock
28. Sweet Mystery (1:18) from the movie Young Frankenstein featuring Madeline Kahn and Peter Boyle (1974)
29. Zombie Woof (5:10) by Frank Zappa from Over-Nite Sensation (1973) Rock
30. Bonin’ in the Boneyard (4:44) by Fishbone from Truth and Soul (1988) Funk Rock
31. Hot Monster (1:07) from the movie Young Frankenstein featuring Madeline Kahn and Peter Boyle (1974)
32. 2 Big Pumpkins (2:42) by Elvira from 2 Big Pumpkins (2013) Rock
33. Psycho Goreman Meets the Parents/Freak Out (3:17) from the movie Psycho Goreman featuring Nita-Josse Hanna, Matthew Ninaber, Alexis Hancey, Adam Brookes (2020)
34. MIC BREAK: Visitors from Space (1:47) by Herman Stein from Themes of Classic Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films (1953) Classical
35. I Put a Spell on You (4:32) by Creedence Clearwater Revival from Creedence Clearwater Revival (1968) Americana Rock
36. Spooky (4:59) by the Atlanta Rhythm Section from Underdog (1979) Rock
37. Boom Stick! (1:43) from the movie Army of Darkness featuring Bruce Campbell (1992)
38. The Weeds Took Over the Town (2:18) by The Slow Poisoner from Fatal Floral Phonograph (2005) Psychedelic Rock
39. MIC BREAK: Dark Star (1:27) by John Carpenter from Anthology: Movie Themes 1974-1998 (2017) Film Score
40. Welcome to Prime Time Bitch (0:24) from the movie A Nightmare of Elm Street part 3: Dream Warriors, featuring Robert Englund (1987)
41. 13 Nights of Halloween (3:56) by Elvira from 2 Big Pumpkins (2013) Rock

Conflux Cornucopia Cerebellum Cocktail Hour: Ep#013-First Knight of Dungeons and Dragons

October 10, 3pm

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First Knight of Dungeons and Dragons

Welcome back fellow Alchemist and Confluxians. Going to get our inner geek on this week with a heavy dose of Dungeons and Dragons, both celebrating and poking fun at our fantasy laden idioms. Lots of ogres, orcs, knights and castles, dungeons, dragons, and of course, one ring to rule them all.
This is the first of my October Celebration Shows. Next two weeks will be an extended Halloween Party mix followed by the last show in October being just spooky music to scare the hell out of your trick or treaters.
Here’s this week’s set list.

1. 13 (0:52) by Anthrax from State of Euphoria (1988) Thrash Metal
2. Al Pacino Fungus (0:18) Howard Wallowitz from the Big Bang Theory TV Show
3. Black Blade (6:34) by Blue Öyster Cult from Cultosaurus Erectus (1980) Rock
4. Monsters (5:11) by Blue Öyster Cult from Cultosaurus Erectus (1980) Rock
5. MIC BREAK: Prologue (0:59) by Opeth from My Arms Your Hearse (1998) Death Metal
6. Games (0:15) by Brad Pitt from The 12 Monkeys (1995) Movie Quote
7. Spellbound (3:18) by Siouxsie and the Banshees (1981) Post Punk/Gothic Rock
8. Shield (6:06) by Deep Purple from The Book of Talisman (1968) Psychedelic Rock
9. Temple of the King (4:45) by Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow from Rainbow (1975) Rock
10. MIC BREAK: Building a Girl (1:00) by Frank Zappa from You Can’t Do That On Stage Anymore Vol.2 (1974) Art Rock
11. Prince Albert and the Ring Council (3:20) SNL: Jack Black and Sarah Michelle Gellar interacting with Lord of the Rings Footage from Fellowship of the Rings
12. Explosivo (1:55) by Tenacious D from Tenacious D (2001) Comedy Rock
13. A Horse Called Golgotha (5:21) by Baroness from the Blue Record (2009) Stoner Metal
14. Ogre Battle (4:07) by Queen from Queen II (1974) Rock
15. You See an Ogre (0:11) by Sheldon Cooper from the Big Bang Theory TV Show
16. MIC BREAK: Thoughts for Naught (1:32) by Gong from The World of Daevid Allen and Gong Vol.2 (2006) Art Rock
17. Keys to the Castle (8:11) by Oh Sees from Orc (2017) Garage Psyche
18. Where Owls Know My Name (6:43) by Rivers of Nihil from Where Owls Know My Name (2018) Progressive Death Metal
19. You See A Dragon (0:16) by Sheldon Cooper and Howard Wallowitz from the Big Bang Theory TV Show
20. Where Dragons Dwell (6:54) by Gojira from From Mars to Sirius (2005) Eco Death Metal
21. MIC BREAK: Ararat (1:36) by White Willow from Signal to Noise (2006) Progressive Metal
22. Adam Shadowchild/Nerd Porn (0:42) by Nick Frost, Simon Pegg, Bill Hader and Joe Lo Truglio from the film Paul (2011) Movie Quote
23. Sorceress (5:49) by Opeth from Sorceress (2016) Progressive Metal
24. The Enchanter (5:27) by Robert Plant and the Strange Sensation from Mighty ReArranger (2005) Rock
25. Lady Fantasy: Encounter/Smiles for You/Lady Fantasy (12:46) by Camel from Mirage (1974) Progressive Rock
26. Trilogy Argument (2:59) by Jeff Anderson, Trevor Frenchman and Kevin Weisman from the film Clerks II (2006) Movie Quote
27. MIC BREAK: The Message (1:08) by Styx from Pieces of Eight (1978) Progressive Rock
28. You Shall Not Pass (1:24) by Ian McKellan and Elijah Wood from the film Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring (2001) Movie Quote
29. Rainbow Demon (4:24) by Uriah Heep from Demons and Wizards (1972) Progressive Rock
30. The Sails of Charon (4:23) by Scorpions from Taken By Force (1977) Heavy Metal
31. MIC BREAK: Takilya (feat Zack Wylde) (0:40) by Black Label Society from Kings of Damnation: Era 1998-2004 (feat. Zack Wylde) (2004) Heavy Metal
32. Xanadu (11:07) by Rush from A Farewell to Kings (1977) Classic Progressive Rock

Lyrics:

Black Blade-Blue Öyster Cult
I have this feeling that my luck is none too good
This sword here at my side don’t act the way it should
Keeps calling me its master, but I feel like its slave
Hauling me faster and faster to an early, early grave
And it howls, it howls like hell
I’m told it’s my duty to fight against the law
That wizardry’s my trade and I was born to wade through gore
I just want to be a lover, not a red-eyed screaming ghoul
I wish it’d picked another to be its killing tool
Black blade! Black blade!
Forged a billion years ago
Black blade! Black blade!
Killing so its power can grow
There’s death from the beginning to the end of time
And I’m the cosmic champion and I hold a mystic sign
And the whole world’s dying and the burdens mine
And the black sword keeps on killing ’til the end of time
Black blade! Black blade!
Bringing chaos to the world we know
Black blade! Black blade!
And its using me to kill my friends
Black blade! Black blade!
Getting stronger so the world will end
Black blade! Black blade!
Forcing my mind to bend and bend
The black blade
Forged a million billion years ago
My cosmic sword goes on for eternity
Carving out destiny
Bringing in the lords of chaos
Bringing up the beasts of Hades
Sucking out the souls of heroes
Laying waste to knights and ladies
My master is my slave
Ha ha ah ha ah ha!
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: E Bloom / John Trivers / Michael Moorcock
Black Blade lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

Monsters-Blue Öyster Cult
Keep going getting higher
New worlds waiting in the sky
To escape the feasting and the hunger
Not the monsters in our minds
We got our hands on this ship
And stowed away into the night
The four of us and Pasha dear
She to steer and we to fight
Federal rules and regulations
No more laughter left on earth
Outer space our one salvation
May god help us in our search
We went so fast that we grew younger
Put this ship on cruise control!
We all did our best with Pasha
But not as good as good ol’ Joe
Love never should have entered
It was never in the plan
We were finally going to have her
And let Joe be damned
Monsters, monsters, monsters in the night
Monsters, monsters, monsters in black and white
Monsters, monsters, monsters out of control
Monsters, monsters, monsters when you’re alone
Monsters, monsters, monsters feeding on themselves
Monsters, monsters on the road to hell
Joe awoke from a stupor
It was clear something was wrong
He rushed in and found us with her
And in his rage he aimed his gun
One shot and it was over
Pasha smiled and then was gone
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Bouchard
Monsters lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

Spellbound-Siouxsie and the Banshees
From the cradle bars
Comes a beckoning voice
It sends you spinning
You have no choice
You hear laughter
Cracking through the walls
It sends you spinning
You have no choice
You hear laughter
Cracking through the walls
It sends you spinning
You have no choice
Following the footsteps
Of a rag doll dance
We are entranced
Spellbound
Following the footsteps
Of a rag doll dance
We are entranced
Spellbound
Spellbound
Spellbound, oh, oh, oh
Spellbound
Spellbound
Spellbound
Spellbound
And don’t forget when your elders forget
To say their prayers
Take them by the legs
And throw them down the stairs
When you think your toys
Have gone berserk
And it’s an illusion
You cannot shirk
You hear laughter
Cracking through the walls
It sends you spinning
You have no choice
Following the footsteps
Of a rag doll dance
We are entranced
Spellbound
Following the footsteps
Of a rag doll dance
We are entranced
Spellbound
Spellbound
Spellbound, oh, oh, oh
Spellbound
Spellbound
Spellbound
Spellbound
Spellbound
Following the footsteps
Of a rag doll dance
We are entranced
Following the footsteps
Of a rag doll dance
We are entranced
Entranced
Entranced
Tranced, tranced, tranced
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Jordan
Spellbound lyrics © Domino Publishing Co. Ltd., Chrysalis Music Ltd

Shield-Deep Purple
Mama plays a queen on the hill built on a dream
While the children play in the field
Papa smokes the pipe of a sweet and better life
But how strong is the shield?
Can peace be found on the carpet above ground
Where sky is forever blue
So let it pass baby now, the slow and riding cloud
Which may take me from you
Many things a man can lose
His self, his rights, his views
But never his heart or his love
So take this hand of mine and climb baby, climb
To the hill up above
Now you can play a queen on the hill built on a dream
While our children play in the field
I can smoke the pipe of a sweet and better life
And trust in the strength of the shield
So trust in you love, and Lucy of above
And let light pass like a wheel
Don’t take the chance of life’s hectic dance
Kiss the strength of the shield
The seeker will be found by the looker on the ground
And to his wish he will yield
Fate will have it’s word, of course And time will change its course
And hold the strength of the shield
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Evans / Blackmore / Lord
The Temple of the King-Rainbow
One day in the year of the fox
Came a time remembered well
When the strong young man of the rising sun
Heard the tolling of the great black bell
One day in the year of the fox
When the bell began to ring
Meant the time had cometh for one to go
To the temple of the king
There in the middle of the circle he stands
Searching, seeking
With just one touch of his trembling hand
The answer will be found
Daylight waits while the old man sings
Heaven help me
And then like the rush of a thousand wings
It shines upon the one
And the day had just begun
One day in the year of the fox came a time remembered well
When the strong young man of the rising sun
Heard the tolling of the great black bell
One day in the year of the fox
When the bell began to sing
It meant the time had cometh for one to go
To the temple of the king
There in the middle of the people he stands
Seeing, feeling
With just a wave of a strong right hand
He’s gone
To the temple of the king
Far from the circle at the edge of the world
He’s hoping, wondering
Thinking back from the stories he’s heard
Of what he’s going to see
There in middle of the circle it lies
Heaven help me
Then all could see by the shine in his eyes
The answer had been found
Back with the people in the circle he stands
Giving, feeling
With just one touch of a strong right hand
They know
Of the temple and the king
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Ritchie Blackmore / Ronnie James Dio
The Temple of the King lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc
Explosivo-Tenacious D
Climb upon my faithful steed,
Then we gonna ride,
Gonna smoke some weed.
Climb upon my big-ass steed,
And ride, ride, ride.
Weeee-eee-eee-eeeee-eeeee-eee-eee-eeeee-eeeee-eeeee-eeeee,
What’s the name of the song,
Explosivo!
Don’t know what it’s about,
But it’s good to go.
What’s the name of my girlfriend
I don’t know,
But she’s built like the shit
And she’s good to go, go,
She’s good to go,
She’s good to go.
We are fuelled by Satan,
Yes we’re schooled by Satan.
Fueled by Satan!
Writin’ those tasty riffs
Just as fast as we can.
Schooled by Satan!
We were the inventors
Of the cosmic astral code.
We’ve come to blow you away,
We’ve come to blow your nose.
We’ve come to fuckin’ blow,
We’ve come to blow the show.
We’ve come to fuckin’ blow,
You know it, you know it!
Weeee-eee-eee-eeeee-eeeee-eee-eee-eeeee-eeeee-eeeee-eeeee,
What’s the name of the song,
Explosivo!
Don’t know what it’s about
But it’s good to riddle-ah!
I am not one of you. I come from an ancient time.
I am known as The Kicker of Elves. I am also known as The Angel Crusher!
Explosivo.
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Kyle Richard Gass / Thomas Jacob Black
Explosivo lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
A Horse Called Golgotha-Baroness
Call the boy
He’s down the hallow
Cull the tide
Distill the rye
Now it’s time for medication
Stallions on the eiderdown
The stained horizon
Ablaze with revolvers
Stampedes and bridles
Exorcise the family demons
Stallions on the eiderdown
The stained horizon
Of the dark rein and rider
The steed named Golgotha
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Allen Sean Blickle / John Dyer Jr. Baizley / Peter Todd Adams / Summer Ray Welch
A Horse Called Golgotha lyrics © Domino Publishing Company

Ogre Battle-Queen
Aaaahhh
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah, ah, aaahhh
Now, once upon a time, an old man told me a fable
When the piper is gone and the soup is cold on your table
And if the black crow flies to find a new destination
That is the sign
Come tonight
Come to the ogre site
Come to the ogre battle fight
He gives a great big cry and he can swallow up the ocean
With a mighty tongue, he catches flies and the palm of his hand incredible size
One great big eye has to focus in your direction
Now the battle is on, yeah, yeah, yeah
Come tonight
Come to the ogre site
Come to the ogre battle fight
Ah, ah, ah, ah, aaahhh
The ogre men are still inside, the two-way mirror mountain
You gotta keep down right out of sight
You can’t see in, but they can see out
“Ooh, keep a lookout”
The ogre men are coming out from the two-way mirror mountain
They’re running up behind, and they’re coming all about
Can’t go east, ’cause you gotta go south
Ogre men are going home
The great big fight is over
Bugle blow, let trumpet cry
Ogre battle lives forevermore, oh-oh-oh
You can come along
You can come along
Come to ogre battle
Ah, ah, ah, ah, aaahhh
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Freddie Mercury

Thoughts for Naught-Gong
If you want to fly,
If you want to become a star
A superhero
You could try the ascension of the great pyramid of life
Counting again and again from one to nine
Approaching and pushing away infinity, o sweet absurdity!
But if you prefer that old silly number zero
You’ll become a master of doing nothing, being nothing
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Daevid Allen / Didier Malherbe / Gillian Smyth / Mike Howlett / Pierre Moerlen / Steve Hillage / Tim Blake
Thoughts for Naught lyrics © BMG Rights Management

Keys to the Castle-Thee Oh Sees
Artist: Thee Oh Sees
Album: Orc
This parade of candied people
Turns the bend in castle’s steeple
Flood the tower with your body
Fling yourselves from upper belfry

Let’s witness the whole occasion
Piles of bodies fill the garden
Smash the hedgerow with their plummet
Stop with panic, ugly banquet

Floating in the vile moat yeah
Crack their skulls upon the cobbles
Ringing home their lemming’s message

Where Owls Know My Name
Where Owls Know My Name-Rivers of Nihil
And then I wished you away
I lost those memories
Of the days we weren’t
Forsaken. Why don’t we
Just relax our eyes
And fall into a dream
Let it take my mind
Where owls know my name
And it gets colder every day

Lost in eternity’s grasp
Withdrawing further from what we have known
This mentality that we’ve built
It’s breaking down

Still running away from it
You’re still dreaming
Still hoping that there’s something that may be worth seeking
You’ve wasted all that you have been given
Still hoping to find a way to make life worth living

Lost in eternity’s grasp
We’ll find no way to weather the storm
This mentality that we built
Is breaking down
All the same
Every path you take
You remain
Trapped within your shame

Go away far away
Separate from the shame

Lost in eternity’s grasp
Withdrawing further from what we have known
This mentality that we’ve built
It’s breaking down

I brought myself to this place
Where only owls would know me
This reality that I’ve built
Is an empty space

Where Dragons Dwell-Gojira
A deep voice is rising from the heart of the mountain
Vibrations of the stone I can hear in my heart
The call of instinct, the flight of the powerful
I hunger for it, it just keeps me alive
I met the dragon in a cave by the mountain
Now I bring the evidence the beast is alive
This ageless army will strike in the morning
And then a star will rise and shine in the sky
But I grow impatient, cannot stand the wait
And I start to dig within me this tunnel to I
In this region of me, a great dragon is lying
On the wealth of a mighty world, my own world inside
I saw, I saw monsters
And I, and I started, started to dig within
When I, when I turn my
Turn my back on them, they devour me
In this region of
Me, a dragon is lying there awake
Monster, monster kings, do
Do not scorn them, but do not fear them, no
Muster, muster thy army, army
Dragons are the myth alive
In the heart of men
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Joseph Duplantier / Mario Duplantier / Christian Andreu
Where Dragons Dwell lyrics © Editions Hurlantes

Sorceress-Opeth
I am a sinner and I worship evil
Blood is thinner, but you will never know
Can you confess that you thrive in chaos
You’re a sorceress, and your eye is on the lost
But you’re dying
It’s in your eyes
You’re a charlatan, you get everything you wish
You’re a harlot, carry poison in your kiss
Beg forgiveness, with a dagger in your hand
Sow your death seed and reap the dying lands
But you’re crying
It’s only vice
Empty vessel drained of hope
And none the lesser at the end of a rope
Have you ever hated like I?
Know I still awaited the absence of lies
Watch your eager tongue
Attack me from behind
Riddle whispers, bleak futile control
Like a twin sister adapting to a role
You’re a murderer, bloodlust increase
You’re a harvester, come close to spread disease
And you’re hiding
I hear you cry
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Mikael Lars Akerfeldt
Sorceress lyrics © Communion Music Ab

The Enchanter-Robert Plant & The Strange Sensation
She moves through the mountains and down to the sea
She sings in celebration with her piper for me
She’s leading the man who’s beating the drum
Love is all around her on the road to the sun
Round, round, moving me round
Round, round the air
She’s lost in conversation with the birds of the air
She’s trading information in a world without fear
She’s fixing up a potion made of laughter and love
And I will follow the enchanter on the road to the sun
Round, round, moving me round
Round, round, round
Oh that the stars will light my way
Oh as my tides dance the ebb and sway
She’s studying the planets and she’s searching for signs
Her eyes promise mystery and her treasure to find
She’s mixing my emotions it’s so easily done
In a league with the enchanter on the road to the sun
Oh that the stars will light my way
Oh as my tides dance the ebb and sway
It’s so very easily done
She moves through the mountains and down to the sea
She sings in celebration with her piper for free
She’s leading the man who’s beating the drum
And love is all around her on the road to the sun
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Robert Plant / Justin Adams / Clive Deamer / Liam Tyson / John Baggott

Rainbow Demon-Uriah Heep
There rides the rainbow demon
On his horse of crimson fire
Black shadows are following closely
On the heels of his desire
Ridin’ on in the mist of morning
No one dared to stand in his way
Possessed by some distant calling
Riding on through night and day
Rainbow demon
Pick up your heart and run
Rainbow demon
Lives for his sword and his gun
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Ken Hensley
Rainbow Demon lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc
The Sails of Charon-Scorpions
Dark night, there is no light
In the realm of the black magic man
Soul’s flight into the cold blight
Of the destroyer’s magic land
Poor man, whose spirits are stronger
They’re the ones who will reign
You’re struggles are in vain
Blind man, you’re suckin’ your own blood
Soon black magic’s dying
You’d better start crying
Blind man, you’re suckin’ your own blood
Soon black magic’s dying
You’d better start crying
Throw out your evil desire
The dark king’s kingdom is
Made out of mire
Throw out your evil desire
The dark king’s kingdom is
Made out of mire
Keep on for the kingdom of light
There is no darkness, there is no night
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Uli John Roth
The Sails of Charon lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

Rush, “Xanadu”
“To seek the sacred river Alph
To walk the caves of ice
To break my fast on honey dew
And drink the milk of paradise….”
I had heard the whispered tales
Of immortality
The deepest mystery
From an ancient book. I took a clue
I scaled the frozen mountain tops
Of eastern lands unknown
Time and Man alone
Searching for the lost–Xanadu
Xanadu–To stand within the Pleasure Dome
Decreed by Kubla Khan
To taste anew the fruits of life
The last immortal man
To find the sacred river Alph
To walk the caves of ice
Oh, I will dine on honeydew
And drink the milk of Paradise
A thousand years have come and gone
But Time has passed me by
Stars stopped in the sky
Frozen in the everlasting view
Waiting for the world to end
Weary of the night
Praying for the light
Prison of the lost–Xanadu
Xanadu–held within the Pleasure Dome
Decreed by Kubla Khan
To taste my bitter triumph
As a mad immortal man
Nevermore shall I return
Escape these caves of ice
For I have dined on honeydew
And drink the milk of Paradise
Music by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
Music by Neil Peart

Conflux Cornucopia Cerebellum Cocktail Hour Episode #011: Origin Story

September 27, 12am

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Hello fellow Alchemists and Confluxians. Welcome to my Origin Story. The early days that fed and nourished this psycho obsessive connection to music and radio. I’ll reveal what makes me tick.
So, throughout the show I shared several insights to my persona, but unintentionally left a few choice details out. You will find them noted where they were supposed to happen in the show during the mic breaks. Much of the first half of the show refers to the first record I ever owned, K-Tel’s “The Rock Album”. This show features 11 of the 14 tracks on that record. The three omitted were by Toto, Robert Palmer and The Baby’s, mostly to make room for other bands and tracks that led to my further enrichment (twisting and corrupting).

Set list:
• Intro: Petrushka Suite: 1 The Shrove-tide Fair (0:50) by Columbia Symphony Orchestra & Igor Stravinsky from Stravinsky Conducts Firebird Suite (1945 Version) & Petrushka Suite (1945 Revised Version) (2000) Classical
• Radio Ad: KTel. The Rock Album (0:30)
• Don’t Bring Me Down (4:03) by the Electric Light Orchestra from Discover (1979) Rock Album (1980) Rock
• Dirty White Boy (3:39) by Foreigner from Head Games (1979) The Rock Album (1980) Rock
• Two Tickets to Paradise (3:58) by Eddie Money from Eddie Money (1977) The Rock Album (1980) Rock
o MIC BREAK: My Dad’s music influenced me much later. Basically his entire collection was Classical….and Dwayne Eddy Records….something odd to throw off perceptions. My mom was definitely influenced by Disco, she had the Bee Gees, Abba, KC and the Sunshine Band, the toxic warbling vibrato of Johnny Mathis, and the unforgivable Barry “Fucking” Manilo. She was also a huge Elvis fan…Hail to the King. Lou Rawls and Dionne Warwick were also pretty cool to me even then, but she really only had one rock band in her collection that gave me the same feeling as my one lonely compilation, and that was Chicago. That got my attention. If fit the mold with THAT ONE RECORD.
o Sound bed during Mic Break: Petrushka Suite: VI Grand Carnival (1:11) by Columbia Symphony Orchestra & Igor Stravinsky from Stravinsky Conducts Firebird Suite (1945 Version) & Petrushka Suite (1945 Revised Version) (2000) Classical
• 25 or 6 to 4 (5:00) by Chicago from Chicago II (1970) Rock
• Lovin’, Touchin’, Squeezin’ (3:51) by Journey from Evolution (1979) The Rock Album (1980) Rock
• More Than a Feeling (4:45) by Boston from Boston (1976) The Rock Album (1980)
• Dream Police (3:54) by Cheap Trick from Dream Police (1978) The Rock Album (1980) Rock
o Mic Break: I mentioned that I would be playing a song with Ross Valory and how cool that connection to the first band I ever obsessed over. Journey has been replaced many times over by other styles of music, never mind different rock bands, but the nostalgia factor was pretty cool. Happy to report that Ross is one easy to relate to person with no rock star hang ups or pretentions. I didn’t gab up much of his time, we talked for a few minutes on boutique pedals as it seems we both are into that kind of thing even as bass players. Fun stuff. It was nothing fancy, just a back yard BBQ with some dudes playing music on wood pallet stage with a canvas canopy. I sat in and sang Born Under a Bad Sign. Glad for the experience but it’s not like some great live long dream was realized.
o The sound bed also connects to another passion that I acquired from my father which is Science Fiction and Horror. My dad had an immense collection of books from classic to modern. Edgar Allan Poe was one of the ones I read. The sound bed is a tribute to that gift.
o Sound Bed: The Fall of the House of Usher: Intermezzo (1:00) by The Alan Parsons Project from Tales of Mystery and Imagination-Edgar Allan Poe
• Renegade (4:17) by Styx from Pieces of Eight (1978) The Rock Album (1980) Rock
• Something’s on the Move (4:27) by Jethro Tull from Stormwatch (1979) The Rock Album (1980) Rock
• Too Rolling Stoned (7:32) by Robin Trower from Bridge of Sighs (1974) The Rock Album (1980) had a shortened version of this song. That was a delightful discovery, but I did feel cheated in retrospect. Rock
• (Don’t Fear) The Reaper (5:10) by Blue Oyster Cult from Agents of Fortune (1976) The Rock Album (1980) Rock. NOTE: The Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame is a Joke. They have overlooked this band and let far less notable acts with less impressive resumes walk in and continue to snub BoC. . Fuck Them and the horse they rode in on.
o MIC BREAK: One little piece of the story was that the Boy Scout trip was a snow trip and that I built and slept in my very own igloo. No fooling. You can see why the lyrics had that extra connection that drew me in.
o Music Bed: Twisted Nerve (1:28) by Bernard Herman from the Soundtrack to Kill Bill (1968) Jazz
• It’s the Dr. Demento Show: Intro (0:24)
• The Yellow Snow Suite: Don’t Eat the Yellow Snow/Nanook Rubs It/St. Alfonzo’s Pancake Breakfast/Father O’Blivion (10:48) by Frank Zappa from Apostrophe (1974) Art Rock
• Rice Krispies (2:35) by George Carlin from A Place for My Stuff (1981) Comedy
• Dennis Erectus Montage (1:15) Source Unknown
• The Stroke (3:38) by Billy Squier from Don’t Say No (1981) Rock
• Barracuda (4:21) by Heart from Little Queen (1977) Rock
o MIC BREAK: Radio personalities like Dennis Erectus and Greg Stone along with Westwood One programs were a key influence. My brother and I shared a room growing up we experienced all this together. As my vinyl collection grew, he was a bit of a terror on that as he loved the music but didn’t have the same adoration of the medium as I did…consequently, albums ended up in wrong sleeves, sitting loose in piles….little brothers…..what can you say.
o Sound bed during Mic Break: Petrushka Suite: VIII Dance of the Peasant and Bear (1:15) by Columbia Symphony Orchestra & Igor Stravinsky from Stravinsky Conducts Firebird Suite (1945 Version) & Petrushka Suite (1945 Revised Version) (2000) Classical
• Greg Stone Show Intro (0.11)
• Tom Sawyer (4:34) by Rush from Moving Pictures (1981) Progressive Rock
• Hurts So Good (3:39) by John Cougar from American Fool (1982) Rock
• Custard Pie (4:15) by Led Zeppelin from Physical Graffiti (1975) Rock
• Highway to Hell (3:28) by AC/DC from Highway to Hell (1979) Rock RIP Bon Scott
o MIC BREAK: The first two concerts I attended were Ozzy’s Bark at the Moon Tour with Slade opening. Slade’s violinist had a roll of TP bounce off his head during a solo which my brother and father and I found hilarious. Second show was DIO with Y&T and Dokken. Definately a shred fest and indicative of the time period.
o King Crimson took me backward through early Classic and Progressive Rock and into Jazz Fusion, it also opened me up to non-heavy metal music which I am glad for
o Slayer came home on a cassette with Exodus Bonded by Blood on one side, and Slayer Show No Mercy on the other. Ironically it was a church run summer camp…go figure. Thrash Metal would have a heavy impact on both my brother and I going forward. The combination of these two avenues has allowed me to continuously explore the more extreme realms of music…..and by today’s standards seems quite tame to me.
o Sound bed during Mic Break: Petrushka Suite: IX Dance of the Gypsy Girls (1:08) by Columbia Symphony Orchestra & Igor Stravinsky from Stravinsky Conducts Firebird Suite (1945 Version) & Petrushka Suite (1945 Revised Version) (2000) Classical
• Bark at the Moon (4:17) by Ozzy Osbourne from Bark at the Moon (1983) Heavy Metal
• Stand Up and Shout (3:18) by Dio from Rainbow in the Dark (1983) Heavy Metal
• Fifth Announcements (0:26) by George Carlin from A Place for My Stuff (1981) Comedy
• Elephant Talk (4:43) by King Crimson from Discipline (1981) Progressive/Art Rock
• Evil Has No Boundaries (3:09) by Slayer from Show No Mercy (1983)
o MIC BREAK: The last track is still very important to me and always has been for various reasons throughout the years. At first just the musical genius of the song, the depth of the lyrics. The album carried me through my first REAL breakup when I was in college. And several years my brother and I had this us vs. the world and it was echoed in the show Supernatural which was about two bothers taking on the evils of the world….would always end the season with The Road So Far montage of that season to Carry on Wayward Son. So in a lot of ways I connect with brother on this song. Rest in Peace my brother Glenn: 4/4/1972 to 6/26/2018. Love.
o Sound bed during Mic Break: L’Oiseau de Feu (The Firebird Suite) Pantomime I & III (1:27) by Columbia Symphony Orchestra & Igor Stravinsky from Stravinsky Conducts Firebird Suite (1945 Version) & Petrushka Suite (1945 Revised Version) (2000) Classical
• Carry on Wayward Son (5:24) by Kansas from Leftoverture (1976) The Rock Album*Short Version* (1980) Progressive Rock
• Polka Outro (0:07) by M.I.R.V. from Dancing Naked in a Minefield (2000) Just because.

Conflux Cornucopia Cerebellum Cocktail Hour Episode #006-The Supersonic Alliance of Electric Light vs. The Psycho-Somatic Kung Fu Priestess

August 19, 9pm

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Hello my fellow sonic obsessive friends. Each week gets to be more and more fun as I get to tinker with aural elixirs and bend your mind to see the imagery the sound produces. This week we are exploring the comic book mind, anime, sci-fi, kung fu, head chopping, sword swinging, space swashbuckling action figures. Get into the pseudo Rock Opera vibe.

I would love to hear feedback from you listeners. If you have requests, themes you’d like me to explore, or any comments at all, please post below in the comments section.

This weeks set list.

1. Seven Laws of Woo (5:01) by Praxis from Transmutation (Mutatis Mutandis) (1992) Funk/Metal/Experimental
2. Queen of the Crime Counsel (0:57) Movie Sound Clip Featuring Lucy Liu from the film Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003)
3. Astral Sabbat (6:27) by Jess and the Ancient Ones from Astral Sabbat (2013) Psychedelic Rock

4. Our Lady of Electric Light (3:52) by Clutch from Psychic Warfare (2015) Rock
5. Shadow Warrior (5:43) by Blue Oyster Cult from Club Ninja (1986) Rock

6. Supersonic Man (8:10) by Black Bonzo from Guilotine Drama (2009) Rock
7. The End of Dormancy (7:42) by Voivod from The Wake (2018) Metal
8. We found these men in the grave yard….kill them all…uncredited film cut.
9. Animated Violence (5:06) by Oh Sees from Orc (2017) Metal
10. The Professor & the Madman (5:59) by BigElf from Into the Maelstrom (2014) Metal

11. Tempest and the Tide (5:06) by Purson from The Circle and the Blue Door (2013) Rock
12. My Journey to the Stars (6:53) by Hypnos 69 from Legacy (2010) Rock

13. Queens Will Play (5:17) by Black Mountain from Into the Future (2008) Indie Rock
14. Wailing Wintry Wind (5:55) by Baroness from the Red Album (2007) Metal
15. Satori (Enlightenment) Pt. 1 (3:38) by The Claypool Lennon Delirium from Lime and Limpid Green (2017) Psychedelic Rock

16. Sleeping Giant (5:36) by Mastodon from Blood Mountain (2006) Progressive Metal
17. Absolution (4:51) by Ghost from Meliora (2015) Metal
18. You’re My Wicked Life (1:14) Dialogue featuring Uma Thurman from the film Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003)
19. Die By the Drop (3:29) by The Dead Weather from Sea of Cowards (2010) Rock

20. Surface-to-Air Whistle (6:19) by All Them Witches from Lightning at the Door (2013) Rock
21. Green Rain (5:14) by M.I.R.V. from Feeding Time on Monkey Island (1997) Alternative Rock
22. The War is Over (4:42) by Anekdoten from Gravity (2004) Progressive Rock

23. Well, Everybody’s Fucking in a U.F.O. (2:43) by Rob Zombie from The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser (2016) Metal

Mic Break Music: Guitar, Flute & String by Moby from 18 (1999) Electronica.

Next week…..don’t know yet…it’ll be fun…..see you then.